Luke 1:24
22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
23 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
- KJV
- And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
- WEB
- After these days Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,
- ASV
- And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying,
- DARBY
- Now after these days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
- BLB
- And after these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,
- ÅB
- Men etter disse dager ble hans hustru Elisabet fruktsommelig, og hun trakk seg tilbake i ensomhet i fem måneder, og sa:
- OTB
- Etter disse dager ble hans kone Elisabet med barn, og hun holdt seg i skjul i fem måneder og sa,
- B1930
- Men efter disse dager blev hans hustru Elisabet fruktsommelig, og hun trakk sig tilbake i ensomhet i fem måneder, og sa: